Fabric-cutting machine.



PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

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A. RODS. FABRIC CUTTING MACHINE.

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A. R008. FABRIC CUTTING MACHINE.

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No: 879,675. PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

A. RODS.

FABRIC CUTTING MACHINE;

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FABRIC CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED 0GT.30, 1906.

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EABRIC-CUTTING MACFCENE.

No. 87Q,675.

Specification of Letters Patenta Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

A useon fil October a0. 1906. Serial F0. 341.204

To all whom it may concern:

zen of the United States, residing at South Norwalk, Fairfield county. State of Connectiout. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fabric-Cutting Machines.

act description.

This invention relates to fabric-cutting adjacent to designs thereon, for instance, fabrics upon which lace designs are formed by emb oidery or otherwise.

upon sheets of fabric of considerable width,

signs. and the designs so formed are, as for holder; Fig. 11 is an end vie'w thereof: Fig. Be it known that I, ARNOLD Roos, a citil2 is a detail view of the pattern-plate before being bent around the holder; Fig. 13 is an enlarged vertical section of the carrier, slide and socket-members of the cutting-device;

Fig. 14 is an enlarged detail view of the cutof which the followingis a clear, full, and extin blade and carrvin lu Fi 15 is an D p D7 D enlarged plan View showing one detail of the p controlling means for the cutting-blades; inaclnnes. and especially designed to cut 5 Fig. 16 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional out fabrics in irregular lines or in a path View of a portion of one of the pressing-rolls,

5 the operating gear therefor and connected 5 steam-duct; big. 17 IS an enlarged perspecas I am aware, now cut from the. sheets by hand.

The object of my improved machine is to cut out said plurality of designs simultaneously and automatically.

One of the special features of niyini roved machine constitutes a pantographical y controlled cutting element which will follow the contour of the said designs.

To these and other ends which will hereprovement and combinations and arrangements of parts or elements which I will now cur-c being had to the accompanying drawings. forming part thereof, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of a fabric cutting machine embodying my invention, the fabric being broken away to show the feeding means: Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therem improved machine, the section being' t e n on a line bb in Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 6 is a similar view, the section bein taken on a line cc in Fig. 1; looking in the direction of the arrow: Fig. 7 a fragmentary side elevation of the driving mechanism for the clutch; Fig.

Etive view of the feeding belt and points Embroidery lace is commonly formed;

thereon; Fig. 18 is a perspective View showing a piece of fabric having a design thereon each sheet containing a plurality of such deand showing the blades in the act of severing the'fabric; Fig. 19 is an enlarged rspective view of a portion of the cutting-blade; Fig. 20 is an enlarged detail perspective View of the pantog'raph stylus and attern for oscilating the cutting-blades; l ig. 21 is an enlarged longitudinal central section of the clutch and pattern holder therein; and Pi 22- is an enlarged sectional detail view of the adjustable slide carrying the blade-oscillating pin.

Like numerals and characters of reference are intended to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, especially 'to Figs. 1 and 2 for a general idea of my 1111- proceed to describe and finally claim, referproved machine, the numerals 1, 1 indicate the side-frames of the machine, the same being of any suitable design. Adjacent to one end of each frame 1 a slide-rest 2 is provided, each of said slide-rests containing a guideway 3 into which a slide 4 is adapted to work. It will be seen that the frames 1, 1 diverge from the end A toward the end B, but this divergence may be dispensed with if desired. The slides 4 carry a cross-bar 5, fray. which sus ended a carrier or sliderest 6 by means 0 suitable supports 7. In the carrier or slide-rest (i a movable slide 8 is fitted, the underside of said slide having a. guidewny 9 (Fig. 13). The guideway 9 is provided for the purpose of adjustably supporting a SuCkOtdllClnbCI 10, which is pro- 'ided with a slide 11 adapted to slidably fit said guideway 9. In order to secure the socket-member 10 in a desired position, I provide a set-screw 12 suit-ably fitted to the S is an enlar ed front elevation of the patl socket-member 10,as shown. Said set-screw tern clutch; l i 9 is a side view thereof; Fig. 10 is a. si e elevation of the patterncan be manipulated through the threaded socket 13, and in this socket a, plug 14 1s are of the ba vonet variety, that -is,

' if the blades become dull or are broken they socket and blades stroke the blades enter the fabric at a new the fabric D; The fabric is fed against the which is then 65 to the diverg'enceof the belts adapted to fit, said plug being provided, at its lower end, with -a threaded socket 15, into which the plug 16 of the cutting-blade 17 is ada ted to snugly fit. The plug 14 has ex ten ing therefrom an arm 18, which is provided with a stud 19, the function of whichwill be hereinafter explained. By referring tu Fig. 19 it will be seen that the. blades 17 tapered 20, the'edges and meeting in a sharp point a knife edge.

2] and 22 being also ground to can be readily removed from the plug 14 without taking said. lug from the socket 10.

One of the special atures of my improved machine is to impart to the cutting element, which comprises the carrienfi, slide 8 therein, 17, a rapid vertical reciprocating movement whereby the blades are caused to rapidly pass through the fabric D, the vertical movement being suficient to cause the blades to clear the fabric at each upward stroke, whereliy at each downward point slightly advance owing to the for Ward movement, as hereinafter explained, of

cutting edges 22 (for instance) of the blade, the edges 21 also cutting on the downward stroke owing to the singular formation of the blade. In order to feed the fabric 1. in this instance, emplo traveling belts 23, whichare provided with gripping means 24, which referabl comprise needle-points or the like. lhe belts 23 are driven by means of a pinion 25 (Fig. 4) which is mounted upon a shaft 26, which in turn has adjustably fitted thereto beltalloys 27 (Fig. 6). The shaft 26 is carried y adjustable boxes 28, which, by means of the adjusting screw 29, can be drawn forward or backward to adjust the tension of the bolts 23. The boxes 28 are in this instance slidably fitted in the jaw .30. At the other end of the machine the said belts 23 pass over transversely adjustable idle pulleys 31, which are slidablv mounted upon a shaft 32 (see Figs. 2 and 5).

The feeding of he fabric will now be explained: Referring to Fig. 2, the fabric D, after having come from the embroidering machine will have formed thereon a lnrality of designs, indicated diagrammatica 1;" by F, Fig. 1. After placing the sheet of fabric in a receptacle E, (a reel may be used-if desired), the end thereof is passed through the idle rolls 33, 34, which will be sulliciently close together to put a. tension upon the fabric, laced upon the bells '23 and rcssed upon the needle-points 24 until they iavegripped. When the machine is started; the belts 23 will feed the fabric toward the blades 17, and as the fabric travels,i t will be placed undezr an increasing tension the limit of which is adjacent to the blades 17'. owing was slack.

to provide a pivotal mounting thereof.

changedwith every new design.

23; t-hd object being to cause the fabric to oll'er 2: resistance to the blades as well as to put the weave under tension whereby the blades will enter and cut the fabric much easier than if the said fabric After having passed the blades 17 the designs will have been cut from the cloth, as at G (Fig. 1) and, as the bolts 23 will automatically leave the cloth a little furjther on the separated designs will be drawn pressing rolls 35, 36 (Fig. 2), one of 5 'which, 35, for instance, may be heated by thron steam. or otherwise, a steam heating device being herein illustrated. After being pressed the out out fabric-s may be rolled up by any suitable means, a plurality of hand operated independent rolls 37 being illustrated for the purpose, 'said rolls being carried by a rotatable shaft which is carried in jaws 39 upon the frames 1, 1, crank-arm 40 being provided to operate the shaft 38.

As the contour of the designs will, in most cases, be anirregular line, and in order to cut the dcsi n out of the fabric neatly, it is essen tial to t 1e fulfilment of the object of my invention that the blades 17 be turned or be given an oscillatory movement to follow the contour of said designs (see Fig. 18). For this reason the plugs 14 are screwed into the sockets 10,- but-do not touch the bottom of the openings 13 (see dotted lines Fig. 3), so as The arms 18 of the plugsllare connected by a rod 41 (see Fig.,.1), said rod being loosely mounted on the armstuds 19 and provided with a jaw 42 upon one end thereof. To the jaw 42 a linkf43 is fitted, which connects the rod'al with apivot ally mounted jaw 44, said jaw being carried by si'lever-arm 45 (Fig. 15) which, by meansof the spindle 46, transmits. monument from a flattened stylus -17 to said rodl. The spindle 46is ivotally mounted in a suitable bracket 48 w 'ch extends from one'fra1ne1nembcr '1; The stylus 47 follows the contour 49 of the pantographic pattern 50, the said panto 'raphic pattern being form'ed to correspond to the contour of the said designs F on -the fabric. As the stylus 47 is flattened it will, 'as the pattern 50 rotat-es, accommodate itself to the said contour -19 (seeFigQU). The movement thuscaused will be transmitted, through the elements described, -to the blades 17, which will cause the blades tofollow the contour of the design, the blades'thereby receiving an oscillatory movement. The pattern 50 may be r A spring 41 keeps the stylus? against the pattern 50.

In conjunction with the described oscillatory movement, a 'trans erso reciprocating movement is ais'o'nccessa-ry in order to folloW the design. To produce this latter movement on the part of the slide 8, I provide'a pantogra ic pattern 51, 'WlllC-l is mounte upon t-heholder or cylinder 53,

.which also'carries the pattern 50, the pat- 3 To start the machine 3;. the cutting edgesZZ of the blades 17.

with the foregoing statement.

10 contact with the contour of the pattern 51 by a spring 57, From the lever 54 movement is transmitted to a pivoted lever 58, mounted in a bracket 59 upon the frame 1, by means of a link 60. To the slide 8 l attach a bracket (21 which is in turn connected to the lever 58 by a link 62. it is obvious that as the pattern 5. rotates the lever 54 will be caused to oscillate and. through the elements described, the slide 8 will be caused 29 to reciprocate transversely of the fabric,

whereby, in connection with the operation herembefore described of oscillating the blades 17, the blades are caused to cut the fabric in accordance with the design thereon.

reparetory to cutting out the designs, the abric will have been passed through the rolls 33, 34 and placed upon the points 24 as hereinbefore deScribr-d, the clutch 64 at this time containing no pattern-holder and the cutting element being free to be moved by hand! to the extreme right si'tion, for example, as shown in Fig. 3. T e machine can then be started and the edge H of the fabric allowed to come up to For the sake of explanation, it will be assumed that the point I of the design F starts at the edge H of the fabric. Whe the blades 17 are at the extreme right positi Y the stylus 55 will 49 be in the position as shown in F ig. 3, or the extreme left position. ltwill thus be a parent that the stylus 55 and blades 17 wor 0 posit-cly to each other. After havi-m broug it the-edge H of the fabric up to the blades, the

machine can be stopped; the holder 53-min then be applied.- As has been stated, the patterns 50, 51 are the exact counterpart of the designs F.- Consequently the points of the contour of said patterns which correspond to the said oint I and mm J of the design F must be rought to t e position of the said styluses 47 and 55. As these Styluses in t is instance, the patterns will be placed 55 upon the holder 53 in the same rel tive-position, thus brin in the oints I and J in proper place. n l ig. 3 te holder 53 is suposed to have been placed in the clutch 64 and fastened by the screw 66, in accordance The machine can then be started. As the fabric D travels toward the blades, the pattern 51, which will then revolve, will cause the slide 8 to reciprotance between I and J. The flattened stylus 47 will cause the. blades 17 to turn in the direction of the contour of the design. As the blades are reciprocated (in the manner hereinafier described) and the fabric travels,

the said blades \vill sever the fabric along the contourof the designs thereon. Owing to the angular formation of the said blades, they will. as they reciprocate, cut the fabric independently of the movement thereof, the feed of the fabric being simply to advance the design thereon toward the blades. The feed of the fabric and the reciprocation of the blades will be properly pro mrtioned to fultil the requirements. it wil soeed oi the feed of the i. win and the peripheral speed of the patterns mustbe in the proper ratio.

By TFfPII'lHg to Fig. 21 it will be seen that the gear (35 and clutch 64 thereon are loosely mounted upon the counlershaft 66 and is for the purpose of permitting the clutch and the patterns held thereby to be given sufiicient speed independently of the speed of the shaft '66. The gear (35 is operated through an idle gear 67 from the gear 68 carried by the shaft 69, which in turn operates the under pressing roll 36. To the other end of the said shaft 68 a driven pulley 69 is attached which,

by means of a belt 70, receives movement- 95 from a pulley 71 carried by the driving shaft T2, which carries a driving pulley 73, a driving belt 7&- and a loose ulley 75. The gear 25 which drives the feeding belt. 23, is driven from the gear 68 through an idler 76; a gear 78*, which meshes with the gear 68, operating the upper pressing roll 35. By the foregoing arrangement of gearing, it is evident that the patterns 50, 51, pressing rolls 35, 36 and feedelt 23 are all driven at the same speed, all of said gears, excepting the idlers, being herein shown as having the same pitch diameter. The countershaft 66 is driven from the main shaft 72 by means of the ullev 77, belt 78 and pulley 79 upon said siaft 66*. As the pulley 79 is somewhat smaller than the pulley 69?, the shaft 66 will be driven at a greater speed than the pressing rolls, feeding belt and patterns. The higher speed of said shaf t isfor bla s l T a rapid vertical reciprocating movew n1ent,:vhich is accomplished by an eccentric are ositioned at a right angle to each other,

80 mounted upon said shaft 66. The eccentric SO bv means of the strap 81. adjustable rod 82 and socket 83, inmarts .ireci ,rocatin i f g strap, rod and socket. I

B referring to Fig. 21 itwill be seen that the gear 65 is loose upon the shaft 66, the Bette: n-nolcl-er 53 being held in the clutch 64 l a parent that the so the ur ose of im artin to the carrier 6 and 115 F r P g 3 cate transversely of the fabric--a-distance by tne scr- 66. the opening 53 in the holder 3 -55 equal to the width of the design F, or the dis- 1 being siifficiently large to permit the said holder and pattern thereon be slipped over It is evident that the length of the pattern 51 the end of t- 1e shaft 66 and into the socket of (Fig. .12), as also of pattern 50, should be the clutch. The clutch comprises the gear equal to the length the same number of 65, WlllCll carries the aforesaid clutch mempoints of the design upon the fabric; in other 5 her 64 having a socket 63. The aforesaid words, if twelve points ofthe design equal holder com rises a reduced cylinder 53 1 and twelve. inches, the patterns must be twelve an enlarged fits in the socket 63. this were not softhe blades could not be 1e pressing rolls 35, 36 are for the purpose caused to follow the design by the pat-tern.

of pressing or smoothing the fabric afterit Conser uently the diameter of the portion 53 has passed the blades 17. In order to inof the holder 53 must be equal in circumfereclreaslfhe smoothing or ironing effect, 1 heat ence to the length of the inside periphery of t io ro 35 for instance, by steam or otherthe pat-terns 50, 51. when rolled. If the said wise. In Fig. 16 a steam heating detice is twelve oint-s equal eleven inches, the patillustratedfor this purpose. The shaft 85 of tern and holder must be formed accordingly, the roll 35 is tubular and has fitted to the end For this reason I. provide the clutch 64 and thereof a steam pipe 86, as shown, said pi e the removablv mounted holder 53. The being provided with a collar 87, which, n y patterns are out to corres 0nd to the design means of the cup 88 fastened to the web of in any suitable manner anc from any suitable 20 the gear 7 0*, causes the end 89 of the pipe to sheet material, and then bent around the remain in contact with the end of the shaft holder and secured by any suitable means,

85. As'the pipe 86 is suitably secured, the the screws 92 being herein employed. shaft 85, roll 35 and gear 70 are free to re It will of course be understood that the devolve. V tails and construction of various feature of Referring now to the adjust-ably mounted my invention hereinabove described ma y be pulleys 31, 31 and 27, 27 for the feed-belt 23: varied in manv particulars without depart- As the fabric D is usually of a certain width, ing from the spirit and scope of my invenstill there are times when the width of the tion. A fabric will vary. The machine herein illus- For the sake of a clear understanding of 30 trated is constructed sufiiciently wide to take my improved fabric cutting machine, it may the greatest width. In the event of narrower here be stated that the designs F upon the fabric being used, said pulleys 3], 31 and 27, fabric D are not always equally spaced. It 27 will be loosened by unscrewing the setis to compensate for this unequal spacing screws 90 and brought nearer together until that I mount the socket-members 10 for in- 35 the distance between. the belts 23 is'suflicient dependent adjustment. The width .of the to take the narrower fabric, the divergence fabric D varies and the number of designs of said belts being retained. Owing to the thereupon also varies, and consequently I construction of the slide 8 and the sockets 10, have mounted the feed belts 23 for transverse the blades 17 can be shifted to meet the readjustment.

40 quirements as to distance between the'de- Having now described rnyinvention, what signs. In the event of the fabric containing I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentfewer designs, some of the sockets and blades is:

therein may be taken out. If it should be lulu a fabric cutting machine, the comnecessary to shift the sockets 10, the screw bination of a plurality of iivotally mount- 91, which secures the rod 41 to the slide 92, ed inde iendently adjustable cutting blades may be loosened, the rod 41 being provided adapted to out a plurality of similar designs withaslot 41*;the slide can then be rcnoved, from the cloth in an irregular line, a anthe pin 19 being pivotally supported in. said tographic pattern to determine said inc, slide, as at 93, a pin 94 being used to hold the means adapted to convey movement from elements together (see Fig. 22). After the said pattern to said cuttingblades,andmeans sockets and slide 92'have been placed in for vertically reciprocating said bladesproper osition the screw 91 can be tight- 2. In a'fabric cutting machine, the 00mened. uring the shifting operation the hination of a plurality of pivotally mounted plugs 14 are removed and the screws 12 cutting blades ada )ted to cut the cloth in an manipulated. irregular line, said blades being independeferring now to another feature of my ently mounted and transversely adjustable, machine (the patterns and holder therefor, and means for controlling the travel of said Figs. 10, 11 and 12), it will be seen that the blades to form a predetermined design. holder 53, as has been stated, comprises the I I) In a fabric cutting machin the 00mreduced cylindrical.portion 53 and the enbination of movable elements adapted to larged cylindrical portion 53*. The portion F impart motion to a sheet of fabric, said tab- 53" is of a fixed diameter suitable for the ric having thereon a design, a lurality of resocket'fifs of the clutch 64. 'lhediamet-rr of ciprocating cutting blades ,aapted to cut the portion 53 however, varies as the ineassaid fabric, means ada ted to causesaid outurement of the design upon the fabric varies. l ting blades to follow t e contour of said deeylindrical member 53 which mches long and contain twelve points. If-

sign, and means adapted to maintain said sheet under tension a jacent to said cutting blades.

4. In a fabric cutting machine, the comvided with gripping means adapted to gri and feed a sheet of fabric, a plurality of all justable pivotally mounted reciprocating cutting blades, a antographic device adapted to cause said liladcs to out said cloth to a predetermined design, presin rolls, and means for heating one of said rolls.

5. In a fabric cutting machine, the com bination of a diverging traveiing belt, a gripping device carried by said belt and adapted to grip and feed a sheet of fabric, means ,for adjusting said belt horizontally, a cutting device, a pattern, means whereby the pattern will cause the cutting device to sever the fabric to correspond with the pattern, pressing rolls adiacent to said cut-ring device, and rreans for heating one of said rolls.

6. In a fabric cutting machine, the com bination of a fabric feeding device and a cutting device, said cutting device comprising a vertically reciprocating carrier, a transversely movable slide mounted in said carrier, cutting blades independently adjust-ably mounted in said slide, and means adapted to impart to said slide a reciprocating transverse movement.

7. In a fabric cutting machine, the combination of a fabric feeding device and a cutting device, said cutting device comprising a carrier, a transversely movable slide mounted in said carrier, an adjustable pivotally mounted cutting blade carried by said slide, and means ada ted to impart to said cutting blade an oscillatory movement.

8. ,In a fabric cuttin machine, the combination of a fabric fee ing device and a cutting device, said cutting device comprising a carrier, a transversely movable slide mounted in said carrier, an adjustable pivotally mounted cutting blade carried by said slide, means adapted to impart to said cutting blade an oscillatory movement, and means for imparting to said carrier a vertical reciprocating movement.

9. In a fabric cutting machine, the combination of a fabric feeding device, and a cutting device, said cutting device comprising a vertically reci rocating carrier, independently transverse y adjustable cutting blades depending from said carrier anda antographic device for imparting to said lades a reciprocating transverse movement.

10. In a fabric cutting machine, the combination of a fabric feeding device, and a cutting device, said cutting device comprising a vertically. reciprocating carrier, a transversely movable slide mounted in said carrier, a plurality of independently transversely ad'ustable cutting blades mounted in said sli e, and a pantographic device for imparting to said slide a reciprocating move ment.

11. In a fabric cutting machine, the combination of a fabric feeding device and a cutbmatron of a diverging traveling belt protin device, said cutting device com rising a carrier, a movable slide mountc in said carrier, 3. pivotally mounted cutting blade carried by said slide, a pautographic device ada ted to impart to said cutting blade an oscillatory movement, and a pantographic device for imparting to said carrier a vertical reciprocating movement.

12. In a fabric cutting machine, the combination of diverging traveling belts provided with pin-points adapted to grip and feed a sheet of fabric, said fabric having a design thereon, movable cutting blades adapted to sever said fabric, a rotar pattern adapted to cause said blades to follow the contour of said design, and means for impartin to said pattern and said belt an equal sur ace speed.

13. In a fabric cutting machine, the combination of traveling belts provided with means adapted to grip and feed asheet. of fabric having a desi i thereon, movable cutting blades adapte to sever said fabric, a rotary pattern adapted to cause said blades to follow the contour of said design, means for imparting to said pattern and said belt an equal surface speed, pressing rolls adjacent to said cutting blades, and means for heating one of said rolls.

14. In a fabric cutting diverging traveling belts. carried by said frame, pin -points carried by said belts adapted to grip and feed a sheet of fabric having thereon a desi n, movable cutting blades for severingsaid fa ric, pressing rolls adjacent to said cutting blades, a rotatable shaft provided with means adapted to impart to said cutting blades a vertical reciprocating movement, a rotatable pattern carried by said shaft for causing said cutting blades to follow the contour of said design, and means for rotatin said shaft.

15. n a fabric cutting machine, a frame,

machine, a frame,

diverging traveling belts carried bv said frame, means carried by said belts adapted to grip and feed a sheet of fabric having a design thereon, movable cutting blades for severing the fabric, prcssing-rolls adjacent to the cutting blades, a rotatable shaft rovided with means adapted to impart to said cutting blades a vertical reciprocating movement, a rotatable pattern loosely mounted on said shaft and adapted to cause said cutting blades to follow the contour for rota-tin said shaft, and means adapt-2d to rotate sai attern independently.

16. In a f bric cutting machine, a frame, traveling belts carried by said frame, means carried by said belts adapted to grip and feed a sheet of fabric having a design thereon, movable cutting blades f or severing the fabric, a rotatable shaft provided with means of said design, means 1 -bination of means for feeding fabric, reciproto be held by said clutch cutting elements, and means for rotating for recifprocating said cutting element, and

clutch lmiisely mounted on said shaft, a patadapted to impart to said cutting blades a 20. In a fabric cutting machine, the cone vertical reciprocating movement, a rotatable bination of a plurality of adjustable cutting blades adapted for an oscillatory movement t rn removably secured to said clutch, said pattern adapted to cause the cutting blades to follow the contour of said design, means i or rotating said shaft, and means for rotating said clutch independently.

I 17. in afabric cutting machine, the comadapted to cause said blades to follow the contour of a design.

21. In a fabric cutting machine, the combination of traveling feeding device adapted to grip and feed a sheet of fabric having deslgns thereon, cutting blades, a pattern eating cutting elements, means for guiding ada ted to guide said blades transversely of the cutting elements, means for imparting to I sai fabric, and a pattern adapted to give the cutting elements a reciprocating inove- 5 to said blades an oscillatory movement, .the ment, and means for imparting to said cutsaid feeding device being adapted to autoting elements an oscillatory movement of matically se arate itself. from said cloth after varying degrees. said blades ave cut the designs from said 18. In a fabric cutting machine, the comfabric. bination of means for feeding fabric, cutting 22. A fabric cuttin machine, compris' elements adapted" to sever said fabric, a a frame, means adapted to feed a sheet of shaft adapted to impart movement to said i fabric carried by said frame, a cuttin ele cutting elements, a. rotatable clutch loosely I ment also carried by said frame, sai cutmountqd upon said shaft, a iattern adapted ting element having op osed cutting edges for guiding said adapted to pass through said fabric, means said shaft and said clutch at different speeds. 19. In, combination with a fabric cutting machine, a plurality of independently trans versely adjustable cutting elements, and 2 means adapted to impart to said cutting elements a combined reciprocating and oscillatory movement. 1

means oriinparting to said cutting element an oscillatory movement of varying degrees.

, {ARNOLD ROOS.

Witnesses:

EDWARD A. JABYIS, LILLIAN HARRIS.

of varying degrees, and a rotarv pattern 

